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May I embrace Nanda, the holy one, on the head. 158. Like a young shoot of an Ashvattha tree, a coral stirred by the wind; Having seen Nanda after a long time, my heart trembles. 159. “When even in sleep, in a dream, I see Nanda come; I become elated and joyful, Nanda has come to us. 160. “But when I wake up, And see Nanda has not come; Sorrow enters me all the more, And no small amount of grief. 161. “Today, after a long time, I see Nanda has come; Dear to my husband and to me, Nanda has entered our house. 162. “Nanda is very dear to his father, May Nanda not leave the house; May Nanda, dear one, obtain that, May Nanda attend to me.” 163. “Compassionate and a support, Who formerly gave us nourishment; The path to the heavenly world, Mother desires that, O sage. 164. “The noble lady who formerly gave nourishment, Mother endowed with merit; The path to the heavenly world, Mother desires that, O sage.” 165. “Desiring the fruit of a son, She bows to the deity; And asks about the constellations, And the seasons and years. 166. “When she has bathed at the right season, Conception of a fetus occurs; Then she becomes desirous of special food, Therefore she is called ‘one with a good heart’. 167. “For a year or less, Having carried it, she gives birth; Therefore, because she gives birth, She is called ‘mother’. 168. “With breast milk, with song, And with covering of limbs; She pleases her crying son, Therefore she is called ‘one who pleases’. 169. “Then in fierce winds and sun, Making me, she watches over; The child who knows nothing, Therefore she is called ‘one who nourishes’. 170. “Whatever wealth the mother has, And whatever wealth the father has; She protects both for him, Even if it is not for her son. 171. “‘My son, my son!’ Thus the mother grieves; When he is heedless with other women, In the middle of the night, in the prime of youth; When her son does not come home in the evening, Thus the mother grieves. 172. “Thus, what is done A person, though difficult to raise, does not attend to his mother; Having behaved wrongly towards his mother, he falls into hell. 173. A person, though difficult to raise, does not attend to his father; Having behaved wrongly towards his father, he falls into hell. 174. Even the wealth of those who desire wealth, is lost, so I have heard; Not attending to his mother, he meets with hardship. 175. Even the wealth of those who desire wealth, is lost, so I have heard; Not attending to his father, he meets with hardship. 176. Joy and delight, always laughter and play; Attending to his mother, this is obtained by one who knows. 177. Joy and delight, always laughter and play; Attending to his father, this is obtained by one who knows. 178. Giving and kindly speech, and helpful conduct here; Impartiality in matters, each in its proper place; These indeed are the bonds in the world, like the linchpin of a moving chariot. 179. If these bonds did not exist, a mother for the sake of her son, would not receive respect or honor, nor a father for the sake of his son. 180. Because these bonds, the wise carefully consider; Therefore, they attain greatness, and they become praiseworthy. 181. Parents are called Brahmā, and former teachers; Worthy of offerings from their children, compassionate towards their offspring. 182. Therefore, the wise person should bow to them, and honor them; With food and drink, with clothes and bedding; With anointing and bathing, and washing of their feet. 183. By that attendance, to parents, the wise; Praise him in this very life, and after death, he rejoices in heaven. The Sonananda Jātaka, the second. The Seventy Nipāta. Ended. Its summary: Now in the seventieth Excellent collection, Sabhāva and The excellent King of Kusāvatī; And the excellent Soṇasunanda, moreover, Thus heard in the Celebrated seventieth.